Penzance Jewish Congregation

& Jewish Community

Penzance, Cornwall

Penzance, a port near the western end of
Cornwall’s south coast in southeast England, has a population of about 20,000.

It was a municipal borough until 1974, when it was
merged with neighbouring localities to form the local government
(non-metropolitan) district of Penwith within the county of Cornwall. In April
2009, the district of Penwith and all other local government districts in
Cornwall were abolished, and Cornwall became a unitary authority.

Penzance
Jewish Community

Although no longer
extant, the Penzance Jewish community was founded by the middle of the
eighteenth century.

The following is the only Jewish congregation
known to have existed in
Penzance:

Name:

Penzance Jewish Congregation

Address:

New Street, Penzance.

First purpose built synagogue constructed here in 1768, synagogue
rebuilt in 1807-8.

Current Status:

Synagogue sold in 1906. Community dissolved by early 1900's

Date Founded:

Congregation founded about 1750.

Ritual:

Askenazi Orthodox

On-Line Articles and Lists relating to the Penzance Jewish Community

Penzance Synagogue - A Brief History-
A paper prepared by Susan Soyinka, including a history and current status of the
synagogue building, photographs and plans, to
support an application to English Heritage to revise the listing of the building
that includes the former synagogue.

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